1. Intro to Argument
P. Flores

2. Argument:
Using reasoning to arrive at (a version of) truth

3. Plato Truth is knowable Truth is perfection Truth is God
The way to know God is to search for truth.
We may never get to truth (God)

4. Allegory of Cave

5. Analogy of the Elephant

6. Structure of Argument Hypothesis or proposition Claim
Evidence to support claim (see rules of evidence)
Refutation of claim (counter claim)
Rebuttal (attack counter claim)
Conclusion
Call to action. Tell reader what to think (logos), feel (pathos), believe (ethos), or do (action).

7. Rules of Evidence
Real
Recent
Relevant
Repeatable

8. Sample thesis Simplest form:
Franklin is _(right/wrong)_ because _(reason)_
opinion